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Egyptian Soprano Fatma Said Receives Prestigious International Honor for LIEDER
Renowned Egyptian soprano Fatma Said continues to achieve remarkable milestones on the global stage, recently receiving a prestigious award for her latest album, LIEDER. The album has been honored with the Diapason d’Or, one of France’s highest accolades in classical music, along with the esteemed title of “Diamond Winner” by Opéra Magazine in France.
In her newest album, LIEDER, Fatma delivers stunning and innovative interpretations of renowned German songs, collaborating with some of the world’s most celebrated musical talents. The album has made a powerful impact on the classical music scene, showcasing not only her exceptional vocal abilities but also her unique gift for emotional expression and profound connection to music.
The album has received widespread critical acclaim across Europe. Diapason D’Or magazine praised her performance, stating:
“Through the language, Fatma Said was able to grasp the deep emotions of music. This is heard in her subtle inflections, intentions, and accents in the German language. From this comes remarkable interpretations of the songs and the music; which rely more on affinity with the words than on vocality itself.”
Meanwhile, SWR Kultur magazine praised her ability to revitalize this musical tradition for modern audiences:
“Perhaps someone had to come from far away to remind the world of music about German songs, along with Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms. The Egyptian soprano Fatma Said does this on her incredible new album, and if one didn’t know that she was born in Cairo and began studying singing there before moving to Berlin, one wouldn’t even suspect it. Since the heyday of Lieder singing in the 20th century, there have always been young voices that made an impression. There are still such voices today. However, none has the ability, heart, soul, musicality, and sensibility to truly revive the genre for our present day like Fatma Said.”
In addition, Presto Music and Forum Opera hailed LIEDER as one of the most compelling German song recordings in years, describing it as:
“A truly exceptional recital, the most striking, the most varied, the most virtuosic, the most unsettling, and the most precise in both its details and overall cohesion in ages. And, it must be said, also the most moving.”
This latest triumph adds to Fatma Said’s impressive list of accolades. She was recently awarded the European Culture Prize at the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra’s prestigious ceremony, celebrating the world’s most influential artistic figures. She has also been honored with the Rafik Hariri Award for Artistic Excellence in Washington and the Opus Klassik Award, one of Germany’s most esteemed classical music prizes, for Best Young Artist of 2021.
With her unparalleled artistry, deep musical sensibility, and growing international recognition, Fatma Said continues to shine as a true ambassador of classical music on the global stage.
